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2 Chronicles 6:7

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Now it was in the heart of David my father to build a house for the name of Yahweh, the God of Israel.

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2 Chronicles 6:7 in other translations

Now it was in the heart of David my father to build a house for the name of Jehovah, the God of Israel.

2 Chronicles 6:7 · American Standard Version

2 Chronicles 6:7 in context

  1. 5‘Since the day that I brought my people out of the land of Egypt, I chose no city out of all the tribes of Israel to build a house in, that my name might be there and I chose no man to be prince over my people Israel;
  2. 6but now I have chosen Jerusalem, that my name might be there; and I have chosen David to be over my people Israel.’
  3. 7Now it was in the heart of David my father to build a house for the name of Yahweh, the God of Israel.
  4. 8But Yahweh said to David my father, ‘Whereas it was in your heart to build a house for my name, you did well that it was in your heart;
  5. 9nevertheless you shall not build the house; but your son who will come out of your body, he shall build the house for my name.’